The next pattern in my Ballet series is here! While I was browsing through history of ballet dancing, I came across this photo of the Cuban prima ballerina Alicia Alonso performing the ballet figure Relevé. When I think of a ballerina, I pretty much have this beautiful pose in mind.

Needless to say, I had to adapt it for embroidering! Can’t wait to bring her to life.

Amazing fact: Alicia was almost blind during her ballet career and yet managed to become a ballet superstar! I guess extraordinary circumstances produce extraordinary people… or extraordinary people thrive in extraordinary circumstances?